News Bites

Of the Pope and the Vatican

1. Confirmed: Pope to visit Turkey in November
   


2. Pope Meets Laura Bush, Tells of Concern Over Violence
   U.S. First Lady Arrives in Italy Ahead of Olympics
   


3. Pope Hopes Olympics Aid Understanding Among Peoples
   Sends Message to Archbishop of Turin
   


4. Benedict XVI's Love of Dante; Why Fish on Fridays?
   "The Divine Comedy" Resonates
   


5. Pope holds audience with Laura Bush
   


6. Pope Benedict’s Valentine
   


7. Pope exhorts Brazilian bishops to proclaim Gospel of Peace
   


8. Pope Doesn't Shirk Confrontation With Marx, Nietzsche
   


9. INITIATIVES FOR FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE VATICAN MUSEUMS
   


10. AUDIENCES
    


11. OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

Fr. Andrea Santaro

1. Body of murdered Italian priest arrives in Rome
   


2. Priest hit 'ordered over web'
   


3. Fanatics filled Father Andrea’s assassin with (wrong) ideas
   

Muslims Cartoons

1. FEAR GUIDES MEDIA RESPONSE TO CARTOONS
   


2. Muhammad cartoon strips as seen from Afghanistan: put at risk the work of the Church
   

Catechesis

1. 
   Seven Capital Sins
   


2. When Charity Isn't Christian
   Theologian Jutta Burggraf on "Deus Caritas Est"
   
   

ProLife

1. French government allows embryonic stem cell research on frozen embryos
   


2. Spanish Federal court orders justice of the peace in Valencia to preside at homosexual “weddings”
   


3. Supreme Court's Ginsburg Offended by "Outrageously Anti-Abortion" Homily at Mass
   


4. NARTH Report Shows Gay Activist Influence on Mental Health Organizations
   


5. Fetal Pain Bills Advanced in 23 US States
   


6. Australian Senate Votes in Favor of Dangerous Abortifacient Drug RU486
   


7. Delaware Catholics and Evangelicals Join Forces to Defeat Embryonic Stem-Cell Bill

Church Related

1. Beatification Date for "Apostle of the Untouchables"
   


2. Salesians Fathers help Daklak Montagnards
   


3. Bishop Niederauer celebrates farewell mass in Salt Lake City
   


4. Chicago organizes ‘Catholic festival’ to inspire, deepen faith
   


5. An Arabe-Israeli appointed new Bishop of Galilee
   


6. Some parishes using out-of-date texts, reveals National Catholic Register series
   


7. Catholic Register: Bishop takes aim at violence

Political

1. 
   Indonesia: The last hope for three Christian women accused of proselytising dies.
   


2. The Forum: What's worth fighting for?
   


3. COMMENTARY: A murder in Turkey, missionaries and Turkish-language books
   


4. Paper turned down Jesus cartoon
   


5. Cardinal Poupard Wary of Anti-Western Climate
   


6. Maghar Remembers as Anniversary of Attack Nears
   


7. Priest Is Attacked in Turkey
   


8. Laura Bush's Comments After Papal Audience
   


9. A priest is beaten in Izmir, to the cries of “we will kill you all”
   


10. Mexican official under pressure to resign for public expression of faith
    


11. U.S. terrorism laws termed unfair
    


12. Islam’s choice
    


13. TURKMENISTAN: Jailed Krishna devotee's appeal fails, but Jehovah's Witness freed
    


14. Focus on the Family's James Dobson Blamed for Shooting Rampage in Gay Bar
    

General Interest

1. Sony Pictures provides sounding board for Da Vinci Code critics
   


2. At stake: Catholic identity

Olympics

1. 
   Olympics Visitors Invited to See Turin's Churches